A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) soldier stands at attention during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 4th, 2023. Approximately 63 individuals were disinterred as part of the “Enoura Maru” project: an on-going effort by DPAA to disinter, transport, and identify missing POWs from World War II. The remains were taken to the DPAA laboratory on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for further scientific analysis and possible identification.

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Keywords: accounting, agency, defense, disinternment, dod, dpaa, enoura, maru, pow/mia, wwii